Nowadays, jewelry with Egyptian icons made by Egyptian artisans creating personalized pieces, using both English and Arabic or different Egyptian hieroglyphs have become very popular.
The designs are made in silver and are engraved with different motifs that represent characters, religious objects, gods and structures. The material used is silver and you can find various pieces of jewelry such as bracelets, rings, key rings and original cartridges, all with Egyptian icons as the main theme.
The hieroglyphs used correspond to the ancient Egyptian language and use images that were frequently used by the priestly class and represented a secret code of information storage.
Arabic phrases are also used to personalize pieces of jewelry. In some pieces, several languages can be combined, for example having a name in English with the translation in hieroglyphics or Arabic on the other side.
Cartridges are an oval-shaped jewel, on which kings used to write their names in hieroglyphics and had a particular symbology. The upper part represented the sky and the lower part, the earth, and between them a knot was drawn.
Others affirm that the shape of the cartridges are the beetle’s jumping that represented the god Jebri, who was the god of the luck. For that reason, cartridges are amulets of good luck. It is common to find cartridges that you can engrave a name inside.
In the Egyptian jewelry, it is common to find images of the ancient royalty such as King Tutankhamun and Nefertiti, who are the most representative figures of ancient Egypt.
Jewelery can also contain images of ancient gods. Isis and the eye of Horus are the most famous. Other images that are represented in Egyptian jewelry are the pyramids, the beetle and the Ankh that is a symbol of life, power and wealth. The popularity of the Ankh has become evident in the passage of time due to the numerous objects containing this symbol.
Many goldsmiths make Egyptian crafts containing elements from the Emerald Table of Thoth, including Egyptian hieroglyphics, Egyptian symbols and alchemy. They usually include items such as the ibis bird and the Ma’at feather in their jewelry.
The ibis bird symbolizes Thoth, who is the Egyptian god of wisdom and the scribe of the words of the gods. On the other hand, the pen of Ma’at is the symbol of the goddess of justice, truth and harmony. While the “seed of life” that appears in various pieces, symbolizes the seven Lords who dwell in the Halls of Amenti
They usually engrave hieroglyphs on the pieces that are translated as protection quotes.
Silver pieces of jewelry with Egyptian icons are a current trend and symbolize the protection of the gods while being a contact with the ancestors and their history.
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